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MULTIPLE PRINTING MACHINE Filed May 9, 1944 1e sheets-sheet 16 INVENTORS Patented Apr. 19, 1949 MULTIPLE PRINTING MACHINE John L. Goines, Albert C; Goines.. and Charles' S.v Groines,Y Charlotte, and Roy Ri Howard; and' Georges. Holland, Concord, N. C.; said Howard and said Holland assignora tosaid John L. Goines, saidAlbert. G. Gones;.a;nd' saidharles..

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Application May 9, 1944, SerialiNo. 534,778'

(Cl. lOl- 199) The object of our invention is to= provide a novel multiple printingv mach-ine, having a plurality of type beds,v synchronously' operated inking rollers and meansforv conveying strips of paper from a series `of paper-rolls over the type beds and printing on the separate strips of paperthe desired printingy and thence automatically feeding these several stripsl of paper toA a cutter and' cutting them into-thedesired'page sizes and in combination with this mechanism,- perforating these pages along a pre-determined line or lines and automatically foldingl the pages and-v forming them into folders, pamphlets or books, as more fully hereinafter described.

It is also ourI object to provide novel means for operating this multiple printing machine andto provide novel meansffory adjusting and regulating its operation.

We attain theseand other objectives of our4 invention by the mechanism illustratedv in the accompanying drawings inwhich:

Figure 1 isa sideelevation ofv theu major' portion of the machine;

Fig. 2 is a continuation of' the side elevation shown in Fig. 1 showing the end of the machine Which perforates the several stripsl of thev paper either or both longitudinally4 and`v transversely and cuts theminto sheetsofthe desired size;

Fig.v 3 is a side` elevation ofthe remainingupper portion of the machine which because. of its' height could not be shown' in Fig. 2 and` constitutes a continuation. of Fig; 2', the. purpose of" which is to unwind the'paper from the' large paper rolls 60, 6 ,|62, |53;l Y

Fig. 4 is a sectional View.' ofJ an enlarged scale of the top roller system atY the, extreme. right end,

Fig. 8,is a detailed elevaton.showing;the.-sourcer of power for the driving shaft to'- turn the ink discs;

Fig. 9 isa sectionlofthefeinkwell shown at'the.: upper left hand cornerfoiFiaH andfwhich'i's the;

2: original source of the ink before it is=spread".on.; the inkingdiscs and type forv printing;l

Fig; 1U* is a. continuation offthe sectional View shown in Figs. 6 and '7;

Fig: 1.1v isa Viewl of?V thezpaper size: regulator which.g is also illustrated on` a1 smallerA scalef. in Fig. 2 in connection with other parts;

Fig. 13 is a section showing how-` the'szlarge' rorlft of/ paper shown inV Fig; 10i is; attached on the shaft' to any desired.v position. The large rollzof" paper may turnA eitheron-or withztheshaft.

Fig. 1'4 isa side elevationaof the poWeredriv-ing; mechanism which'. is vthe originallsourceiof power.V of the machine;`

Fig.. 1'51 lis a detailed'p'erspective view. of; the

type bedl with thev impression'. plater swung;y basic'v into open position;

Fig. 16 is a perspective View" of the impression.

plateA inA operating position.

Fig: 1711s: a'. small detaili of thea locking? pins. for securing the? chasefto the type bed..

Fig. 18 is a view partly in; elevationand .partlyf in` section-1,. showing; howY the. impression; plate is supported? when-itz is'y in.. op en position; f

Fig: 19'; is: a. diagrammatic'top plan. viewfshowming the inking mechanism when the inking'. isaV Figi.. 2011s aa similar diagrammatic topi planview showing the position; of the; rollers whent spreadeing.` inkrover." one' oil' the' inking discs;

Fig; 21.isa similardiagrammatic top'fplanzshoweingfthe: rollers: ina positionwhere they againpick; upfink; and. also: showingfthearea. covered by tha ink when the rollers are in Contact with the rst' inlsing; disc;

Fig;A 22'." isf a similar diagrammatic top: plan View4 ofi the roller-s in contact with" thesecond' inkingf dios, .spreading the7 and also illustrate ing the point Where the ink'- will. have toy bedi-r to its revolution as the inking roller passes over it;

Fig. 24 is a diagrammatic side elevational view showing the whole system of rollers and the manner in which the strips of paper from the primary rolls `are threaded over the various conveying or loose rollers, when using four sheets or rolls of paper and three sheets of carbon paper;

Fig. 25 is a similar diagrammatic side elevational view of the whole system of rollers but illustrating the operation when only two rolls of paper are used and bothsides of the paper are being printed, with carbon paper dispersed between the two printed sheets.

Fig. 26 is a small detail perspective view of our floating tension bar which by reason of its weight holds the strip of paper in the desired position to engage the nearest rollers;

Fig. 27 is a section longitudinally of a portion of the printing machine near the end of the machine where the paper is perforated and where it is cut into sheets or pages by the automatically operated knife and then deposited on a conveyor belt;

Fig. 28 is a transverse elevational view taken approximately on the line 28-28 of Fig. 27 to show the relationship of the rollers and gears;

Fig. 29 is a side elevation taken approximately on line 29-29 of Fig. 28;

Fig. 30 is a detail kside elevation of the large ratchet delivery wheel taken approximately on line 30-30 of Fig. 28;

Fig- 31 is a perspective view of the parallel perforator 8| shown on Fig. 27;

Fig. 32 is a perspective view showing the transverse or cross-perforator mechanism |14 shown in Fig. 27 and adjacent mechanism, also means have been provided whereby this perforator can be operated when same is mounted on frame 64 between either of the rollers 84 in Fig. 24;

Fig. 33 is a side elevation of a mechanism for A belt and tray into which the sheets of paper are deposited after they have been printed and cut into the desired pages;

Fig. 35 is a detailed sectional view showing how a divided shaft is brought into operating engagement to function in order to move the conveyor belt;

Fig. 36 is a side elevation of the large ratchet counting` wheel which has a pre-determined number of teeth, preferably numbered 1 to 100, the view also showing four lugs which engage a lug shown in Fig. 37 which moves the long rod shown in Fig. 33, thereby engaging the two shafts shown in that same view and causing the conveyor belt to move;

Fig. 37 is a perspective view showing the means of attachment for the lug which contacts one or several lugs shown on the ratchet counting wheel i illustrated in Fig. 36 and which causes the long shaft shown in Fig. 33 to move;

Fig. 38 is a small detail perspective view showing the U-shaped rod at the end of the long shaft shown in Fig. 33 and functioning to engage the gears I 23g and move the belt;

Fig. 39 is an elevational view of the paper severing knife and its automatically actuating mechanism taken in a plane transverse of the machine immediately adjacent said knife and knife operating mechanism;

` Fig. 40 is an elevational view showing the gate mechanism which clamps the paper in stationary 4 position when the knife cuts the paper and while the perforator passes across it, and the mechanism which operates this gate;

Fig. 41 is a detailed sectional view on line 4-I-ll of Fig. 39;

Fig. 42 is a detail elevational view showing how the speed of the paper is regulated in passing over the rollers shown in Figs. 3 and 4;

Fig. 43 is a plan view taken on line 43-43 of Fig. 42;

Fig. 44 is a perspective view of one of the four rollers shown at the lower right hand end of the printing machine in Fig. 2;

Fig. 45 is a section of the rollers between the type beds and impression plate;

Fig. 46 is a detail perspective view of a portion of the paper tension regulator shown on Fig. 2;

Fig. 47 is a perspective view partly in section and partly in elevation showing how the perforator is attached to the machine, this mechanism also is to regulate the printed impression with the shearing knife;

Figure 47A is a view, partly in section, of the means employed to secure the perforating mechanism in adjusted position.

Fig. 48 is a small detail section in a plane on a median longitudinal line with the shaft which supports the perforating disc |63;

Fig. 49 is a perspective view showing the roller which pulls the carbon off the large carbon rolls or other original source of supply of the carbon. This mechanism is also shown on Fig. 1 in three different positions, where three rolls of carbon paper are used;

Fig. 50 is a detail front plan of a brake on the opposite end of shaft 93 from the ratchet wheel; and

Fig. 51 is a side elevation of the brake shown in Fig. 50. Like characters of reference designate like parts in each of the several views.

As shown in Fig. 14 an electric motor I is belted to a wheel 2, on a shaft 3, carrying a pulley 4, which in turn is belted to and drives a large pulley 5 which has a shaft 6 carrying a small gear 'I which meshes with a large gear B which drive the main shaft 9. Shaft 9 runs lengthwise of the machine. Shaft 9 carries four large cams I0, each having opposite projections II which engage rollers I2 that are mounted on the bottom of the four type beds I3, the cams I0 being arranged to rise successively so that only one of the type beds prints at a time.

As shown in Fig. 15, Fig. 6 and Fig. l, the type beds I3 are returned to lowered position by the springs I3a, thereby removing the type from contact with the paper, which is against impression plate 23. When the type is in contact with the paper which is against the impression plate 23 the type bed I3 moves down only enough to permit the rollers 3I to pass between the type and impression plate. This short movement; enables the press to run at a very high speed. Also this movement enables the ink rollers 3| to pass over and deposit ink on the type held in type chase I4. (Fig. 15).

The type on these type beds is mounted in an adjustable chase I4. This chase I4 is loosely seated on the type bed I3. Two opposed L-shaped vfingers I6 engage the sides I1 of the chase, and a tw. The ink-conveying roller 3-3 rolls over said plate, the purposel of.` which is to help break up and thoroughly mik# the ink'.-

The impression plate 24 and tympan or make ready or draw sheet 23 are positioned immediately" over the type b'ed f3. It is hinged at 25 atthefront end to be' swung to reversed position, as shown in Fig.. 18, Where it is supported by the bar 24d inserted an opening in the supporting frame 54 of the machine'.v IThis part of the frame 84" which runs along the front part of the machine is shown in Figs. l and 2f. It carries arod 26 with an eyeA on each end hingedly mounted to' the impression plate 23, to hold the impression plate 23 in place to cushion the type printing, shown in Fig. 6. The impression plate 23 is fastened in its normal position by two hinged bolts 21, and bolts 21a. Bolts 21 and 21a. carry nuts 28, 28a,l 28o, and 28e, respectively, to support the impression' plate 23 in any adjusted posi.-

tion over the type bed I3. Rollers 23a (Fig. 15) on opposite sides of the impression plate 23 facili-tate the travel-lof the paper around the impression plate 23. Clamps 23h (Fig. 15) hold the temporary or make-ready sheet to impression pression plate 2'3. On these tracks 28 bearings 30 u (blocks of metal recessed to engage the bar tracks) slide. These bearings 33 carry spaced rubber rollers 3| which function as inking rollers. There is an inking disc 32' just beyond the type bed and an ihk-conveying' roller 33 which travels over inkin'g disc I5. This ink-conveying roller 33 is carried by rods 34 which are hingedly connected at 35 to the bearings 30 (Fig. 6) of the rstmentioned front inking rollers' 3|. Small spiral springs 31 (Fig'. 6) on rods 34 cushion the shock when the ink-conveying roller 33 strikes the ink fountain roller 28, which is mounted at the end of the ink fountain 39 (Fig. 9), for each of the four sets of type beds. An ink disc 32 at the front ofthe machine, Fig. 6, just in front of the type bed and in horizontal alignment with it, has adepending central shaft 4l, carrying a pulley 42', which carries a belt 43 that runs to a correspending pulley 44. On the rear of the machine there' is acorresponding depending rear shaft 43,

having other functions.-

In' Fig. 6, the two contiguous inking rollers 3| r'iin first over inking disc l5, then over the type, their over the inking disc 32, and then return in a reciprocal movement. The ink discs rotate the same direction. The ink conveying roller 33 carries the ink' over about one-third of the ink disc I5 nearest the ink fountain. Then the inking rollers when the ink has reached the point shown in: Fig. 23, pick the ink up and carry it to the front ink disc 32, during the period that the type bed is lowered out of position to be engaged by the rollers.

Thus the lnk is evenly distributed on the ink disc farthest from the fountain and nearest the fron-t of the machine before it is spread by the rollers over the type. rIihe inking rollers 3l hit the front disc when it has turned only a little Ways, as the ink disc turns slowly, so that the ink is' evenly spread over the disc and consequently over the type.

As shown ini Fig, 6, each of the four rear ink discs l5ha-v`e their shafts 40 extended downwardly and carry at their lower ends a bevel gear 45 which meshes with a corresponding bevel gear 46 on a shaft 4'1 running lengthwise of the machine. Shaft 4-1' carries a worm gear 48 (shown. in Fig. 8) at the head end of the machine. This worm gear 48 meshes with a worm 49 on a transverse shaft 58 which at the front of the machine carries a sprocket 5l. A sprocket chain 52 operatively connects this sprocket wheel 5i with a sprocket wheel 38 (Fig. 8) on a transverse shaft 53 on which is carried a small bevel gear 54. Bevel gear 54 meshes with a bevel gear 55 on stub' shaft 58 which also carries a sprocket 51 (Fig. 2). A sprocket chain 58 on sprocket 51 operatively connects it with a sprocket 5'9 on the main driving shaft 9 near the head end of the machine.

As shown in Figs. 24 and 25, four paper rolls 68, 6|, 82 and 83, are mounted on the elevated portion of the framework- 64, over' the machine. (84 refers to the supporting frame in its entirety whenever used.) Paper strips 85, a, 55o and 85o, from paper rolls Gli, 8|, 82 and 63, respectively, travel to the head of the machine and thence over four large spaced elevated mechanically driven rollers B6 and four smaller rollers 58a. Rollers 68 are geared together and turn at the same speed. The paper that passes over each of these rollers is engaged by smaller rollers 61 (Figs. 4 and 5), which are mounted on frame 10 carried by transverse rodsI 89, mounted in the frame 10 that holds the rollers. These transv verse rods 89 have upturned ends 1I, to which springs 12 are attached.- Their function is to holdthe small central roller 61 (Fig. 4), which they carry, in frictional engagement with the strip of paper that passes over the rollers 86 directly beneath, to prevent the paper from slipping. Also the free ends 15 of each of these rods is attached to flat metal rods 16, so as to release the roller 81 and stop the ow of paper. Thereby slack of paper beyond these feed rollers may catch up, as on disengagement of this roller 61 the pull on the paper ceases, and minute adjustment of the paper made. At the lower ends, the flat metal rods 16 (Fig. 3) have a notched recess 18a which can be latched to frame 64 `and rollers 61 held disengaged from rollers 66 and no paper will be pulled from rolls 60, 8|, 62 and 63, when press is in motion. In Fig. 28, the pawl 94 can be held disengaged from ratchet 92 by tightening wing nut 94a which will cause rollers 88 and 81 to remain motionless while press is in motion. These features are to permit the paper to remain statiche ary while the press is in motion in order to get the type and ink discs properly covered with ink before the press starts to feed paper through the press. This feature also applies to carbon paper rolls 228 (Fig. 24)".

The paper strips then pass over' rollers tta down vertically and are kept taut suflciently by compensator or tension bars 11 of U-shape. This bar 11 rests on the paper strip, there being one such bar for each separate strip. The paper strips then travel upwardly and over spaced roll'- ers i8 at the head of the machine, thence back under the machine, and under rollers 19, then up over another roller 8U. Thence the paper strips pass in spaced relation over the type and under the impression plate 23 that is disposed directly above the type for printing whatever is desired on the paper. Thence the strips of paper travel over a roller 82 adjacent the impression plate 23, upward and over other rollers 8d on the upper framework 64 of the machine.

Thence the paper travels toward the head end of the machine and other roller 85, and thence downward and under spaced knurled rollers 881,.;

7. The rollers are knurled to prevent smearing of the ink on the paper. Thence all of the sheets pass in overlying position over pull rollers 81 and under cooperating top rollers 88. Both of the rollers 81 and 88 are driven rollers so as to feed evenly.

A brake |30, consisting of members 295 and 295e (see Figs. 50 and 51) on end of shaft 93 (Fig. 28), has for its purpose to bring rollers 81 and 88 to a stop when pawl 94 turns said rollers to their completed revolutions.

As shown in Figs. 40 and 27, the strips of paper, one over the other, then pass under a clamp 90, which has spaced feet 9|, adjustably mounted in slot 90a of the clamp, to engage the paper and hold it stationary for a moment while it is being cut by the automatically and mechanically driven shearing knife 89. Knife 89 cuts the paper into predetermined uniform size sheets. The feeding rollers 81 and 88 both come to a complete stop mementarily while the shearing knife 89 is in operation. Also the paper is not moving while the printing operation is being performed.

For example, for every sixteenth of an inch in circumference of the top and bottom feed rollers 88 and 81 heretofore described, there is a tooth on the ratchet-wheel 92. Ratchet-wheel 92 is mounted at the front of the machine on the same shaft 93 with the bottom feed roller 81. The feed rollers 81 and 88 are six inches in circumference. Thus there are ninety-six teeth in the ratchet wheel 92. For every tooth in the ratchet-wheel 92 the pawl 94 passes over on its counter-clockwise movement, ile of an inch of paper' will be fed by rollers 88 and 81 when pawl 94 engages ratchet wheel 92 on its return clockwise movement. Y

A spring-actuated pawl 94 engages the ratchetwheel 92 (Figs. 30 and 28). This pawl 92 is mounted on a bar 55 that extends to a hub 96,

which is loosely mounted on the same shaft with the sprocket wheel 91. This loose hub 98 carries a sprocket wheel 91, over which extends a sprocket chain 98. The chain extends downwardly and has its forward end attached to an adjustable `member |90 (Fig. il) carried by a frame which is mounted on a transverse shaft 50 on the lower portion of the machine (Fig. 8). This frame ||l| has a scale Ia graduated in 16ths of an inch on the upper surface as shown in Fig. 1l. Therefore in order to sever the paper, the adjustable member |00 is moved on scale |00a to correspond to the length of the sheet that it is desired to be severed by knife 89 shown in Fig. 39. In order to move the adjustable member |00, it is mounted on stub shaft Ie, which is held stationary at the desired site bythe nut 001), the nut lib cn the threaded shaft I0 Ic which passes through the stub shaft |00e, is loosened and the shaft |0|c is turned. Thereby the adjustable member |00 is moved to the desired setting on the scale |00a. The adjustment member |00 has an arm or crank-like member |0041, as shown in Figs. 11 and 12, which is attached to the end of the sprocket chain 98, as shown in Figs. l, 2 and 30, which has been previously described.

Bar |0| is mounted on a transverse shaft 59 on the lower portion of the machine (Fig. 8). This same shaft 50 operates the ink plates l5 and 32 and the pull rollers 88 and 81. Every time the main shaft 9 turns over once the transverse shaft turns over twice. Consequently every time the main shaft turns over once it causes the printing mechanism to print twice, as the two point cam 8 |0, carried by the main shaft 9 operates the type beds |3 to raise and lower them.

The other end of the sprocket chain 98` is at`4 tached to a roller |03 (Fig. 1) near the bottom of the machine, which roller is loosely mounted, and is on a stub shaft |04 to which a helical spring |05 is attached. The purpose of the spring is` to cause the roller to reverse rotation after it has been rotated one way by the pull on the sprocket chain caused by the other end 98 of the sprocket chain being attached to the revolving or cranklike adjustment member |00d.

The two short top feed rollers 88 which press down on the bottom feed roller 81 are held in frictional engagement with the paper passing between said rollers. The top roller 88 is pressed by heavy springs |06 (Fig. 27) secured to arms |01 which carry the shaft |08 on which these rollers are mounted. Arms |01 are swingably mounted to another transverse shaft |09. As shown in Figs. 27 and 28, the springs |08 are connected to a screw I0 which has a nut I by which the tension of the springs |06 may be increased or decreased.

Referring to Figs. 27, 28, 29 and 31, there is a perforating wheel 8| which perforates the paper longitudinally. This wheel (or wheels) is mounted on an adjustable arm 8|a which is attached to a collar and arm member lb, and is, in'turn, mounted on a shaft 8|c. Shaft 8|c has a downturned arm 8|d, as shown in Fig. 29. At the end of this arm 8|d is an attached spring 8|e. Spring 8|e in turn is attached to the end of a threaded bolt 8| f which is supported by an eye bolt 8|g. The function of the arm 8 Id, spring Sie and bolt 8|f, is to maintain the proper tension of the perforating wheel (wheels) 8| against the paper and the roller 81, as shown in Figs. 27 and 28.

After the paper is severed into strips of the desired length by the shearing knife it drops onto an endless belt I2 as shown in Fig. 34, which delivers the strips or sheets t0 a tray ||3 at the` front end of the machine. This endless belt ||2 is mounted on rollers ||2a. The roller ||2a (Fig. 33) at one end carries a bevel gear lll meshing with a bevel gear |5 on a vertical shaft H6. Shaft ||6 carries a bevel gear ||6a. Gear ||0a in turn meshes with a bevel gear ||1, on lower divided shafts ||8 and ||8a which extend horizontally of the machine. Shaft ||8a has a bevel gear 9, meshing'with a bevel gear |20 on the transverse shaft 59. Shaft 50 also drives the revolving adjustment bar |0|. This device is attached to the sprocket chain 98 that runs over sprocket wheel 91. Wheel 91 has the arm and pawl that actuates the ratchet wheel 92 to move' the feed rollers 88 and 81 that feed the paper to the shearing knife 89.

Also the machine has a counting mechanism which includes a large ratchet wheel |23, as shown in Figs. 33 and 36, which has 100 teeth, and with which an actuating pawl |24 is operatively engageable. Pawl |22 merely functions to prevent a reverse movement of ratchet |23 when the lug |231) is in contact with the four lugs |23a on ratchet |23. The ratchet wheel |23 is actuated by a bar |21. It is capable of adjustment'by reason of a slot |28 in bar |21, and a bolt |29 engageable in slot |28. Bar |21 (Fig. 36) at its inner end carries a roller |3| which `successively engages opposite rollers |32. Rollers |32 are mounted on a block |33 that is solidly mounted on the main shaft 9. Each revolution of the main shaft 9 causes the large ratchet wheel |23 to 

